The five taels of silver at home were almost spent on Aunt Cui's medical treatment and medicine. Ye Zhenzhen went up the mountain every day to pick mushrooms and dry them, and she earned three taels of money in total. Two of them were used by her.
I bought spices and made a box of fragrant powder and rouge carefully.
The fragrant powder is purple jasmine powder recorded in "Zhuyu Shanfang Zabu" of the Ming Dynasty. Jia Baoyu used it for Ping'er in "A Dream of Red Mansions". The book said that this powder has "light white and red fragrance, and is beautiful in all four aspects".
It is "green, heavy and astringent" like ordinary fragrant powder, so it is high-grade.
In her previous life, Ye Zhenzhen tried to prepare it according to the description in "Zhuyu Shanfang Zabu", and failed more than ten times before successfully replicating it. Otherwise, according to the current conditions, she would not be able to succeed in one go without proficiency.
At this time, rouge was made of paper made of oils and plant pigments. It was applied to the lips and face. It was unhygienic and made the makeup look heavy and greasy.
Ye Zhenzhen makes rouge paste by picking unknown wildflowers in the mountains, washing them and pounding them into a thick paste, filtering the juice through fine gauze, soaking it in silk and drying it in the sun, and finally obtains a thick and moist paste.
The texture of this box of rouge is light and clear, and the color is magnificent and bright red, just like the sunset glow. Ye Zhenzhen named it Luoxia Cream.
I believe these two boxes of purple jasmine powder and Luoxia ointment can be sold for a lot of money. The expenses for Zhen Geer's hospital trial have been settled.
Aunt Cui was also worried about this matter. After dinner that day, she said worriedly, "The college exam lasts four days. It will take an hour to go back to Yejiacun from the county. If Brother Zhen wants to take the exam, he must go to the county."
Where did you get the money from home to stay in an inn? "
"You don't have to stay in an inn. The daily exam only takes half a day. I'll be back right after the exam, so I have enough time."
"no."
Ye Zhenzhen vetoed it without thinking, "It's easy to come back, but what about when you left? You got up early and were on your way, and your condition is not good, which affects the exam too much. Just stay at the inn in the county. I made two new boxes of powder.
If you sell it, you will get enough money."
Ye Zhenzhen has been tinkering with her so-called powder for a while. Aunt Cui and Cui Weizhen noticed this and thought she was just fooling around. When they saw her take out the finished product, they were both shocked. It was so high-quality.
The powder was something they had never seen before.
"It's not too much to sell this high-quality powder for dozens of taels."
Aunt Cui tried it, and she couldn't put it down because of its delicate and light texture. She couldn't help but sigh, "The now-famous hosta butterfly powder is not as good as it is."
Hosta Butterfly Powder is the most popular fragrant powder nowadays. It costs ten taels of silver per box and cannot be consumed by non-well-born ladies. From what Aunt Cui said, it is also commonly used. Ye Zhenzhen guessed that the Cui family’s mother and son have extraordinary backgrounds. It seems to be true.
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"Mom, I still have some left, and I will give them to you later."
"My mother is already very old, so there is no need to put on makeup." Aunt Cui refused, "Zhen'er, you are in your prime, it is a good time to dress up. You can keep it for yourself."
The affection in Aunt Cui's eyes didn't seem to be fake. The reason why she refused was not only thinking about Ye Zhenzhen, but also because she was concerned about her inappropriate status.
Ye Zhenzhen didn't persuade her any more, but she just made more skin care creams for Aunt Cui to use in the future.
Although the original owner looks exactly like her, her appearance is completely different. Due to years of hard work, her hands are rough and calloused, and her skin is dark yellow and rough. She has no femininity at all. Even applying makeup and powder cannot save her appearance.
It needs to be adjusted slowly.
With two boxes of powder, Yinzi's troubles were solved. Aunt Cui felt relieved. She felt that her body was recovering well, so she took the initiative to prepare the dry food needed for Brother Zhen's exam. Ye Zhenzhen assisted, and everything went smoothly.
Aunt Cui has an upright and kind-hearted temperament. Even if Ye Zhenzhen makes the fragrant powder unreasonably, she will not be suspicious. But Cui Weizhen is different. The probing eyes that have fallen on her these days have not gone away. She is uneasy.
Finally I couldn't help but talk to him.
"Brother Zhen, do you have anything to ask me?"
Cui Weizhen raised his head from the book and looked at Ye Zhenzhen who was standing in front of the desk.
She looked very nervous, standing with her feet side by side, her back straight, her face uneasy and uneasy, and her hands unconsciously twisted together, just like the way she was made to stand by her master when she was a child, as if she was waiting for questioning or punishment from her parents.
She has secrets, that's inevitable.
But is it necessary to get to the bottom of it?
Cui Weizhen thought of all the recent events, and the tip of his heart seemed to be lightly touched by something. The doubts that had been brewing for a long time suddenly changed in content between his lips and teeth, "I'm sorry, I've been rude these days, since you don't want to let anyone know your secret."
Knowing that, I shouldn’t have offended.”
Don't do to others what you don't want others to do to you. This is also a form of respect for her.
Ye Zhenzhen was stunned. She actually had no reasonable explanation. After all, the original owner was just a peasant girl who had no information and could not be simpler. Making her mutate into a superwoman was simply harder than reaching the sky.
She even thought of ridiculous excuses such as gods teaching in dreams, but she didn't expect that Cui Weizhen would give up asking. For a suspicious and thoughtful person, it was really rare.
He was willing to carve out a space in the area he absolutely controlled to accommodate her variable.
If it were anyone else, she would have been killed as a heretic long ago. Now that I think about it, her behavior these days is not a step-by-step test of Brother Zhen.
Fortunately, the result was as she wished.
Ye Zhenzhen slowly smiled, "Brother Zhen, you are so kind. There is no better person than you in the world."
Cui Weizhen looked away uncomfortably and murmured in a low voice, "You know how to talk nicely."
"Brother Zhen, what did you say?"
"nothing."
Ye Zhenzhen didn't bother to investigate. After getting rid of the psychological baggage, she felt relaxed and smiled sweetly, "Then I won't disturb you. Brother Zhen, you can read your book. I'm going out to get busy."
Like a rabbit, it scampered away.
The big hen in the yard clucked, followed by the girl's clear and sweet voice, "Rhubarb, don't crow again. It disturbs Brother Zhen's study. Be careful, I'll stew you!"
rhubarb.
A name that looks like a dog is the name given to the big hen by the new mistress.
Rhubarb seemed to be frightened and immediately stopped showing off. The girl probably took out the egg from under the chicken and hummed an unknown song excitedly. The rhythm was bright and cheerful. Even in the autumn weather when tigers are showing off their power, the weather became fresh and pleasant.
People get up.
Cui Weizhen was in a daze for a while. It wasn't until he heard the rustling sound of sweeping the floor outside that he suddenly came back to his senses and started looking through the poetry book in his hand again.
But the senses and state of mind at this moment, combined with the fragrance of ink between the lines, have become frames of unforgettable memories, just like the lingering fragrance of tea.